As soon as the math problem starts taking up a full page I’d get concerned.

Next, I think of courses with complex math. Calculus (or Calculus II) is the perfect example for this.

If a student doesn’t have an instinctual understanding of the previous math, they’re going to struggle to keep up in these more advanced courses.

Essentially, these courses are difficult because they require such a huge list of prerequisites to do well in. If you’re not prepared, you will struggle.

Another major challenge that I think about is workload. Some courses have huge work expectations. This might be expected in some kind of a legal course load. I personally haven’t suffered through this but that’s what I think about.

When someone needs to spend hours and hours a week writing papers they’re going to struggle. This is particularly true if they’re not the kind of student that actually cares about what they do.

This all seems to make sense, right?

Well… It might but it certainly doesn’t explain this…

The Most Failed College Course Is…

If you’re working for hours a day on a course then you’re setting yourself up for a challenge.

Algebra

You know… that subject you passed in high school.

In most colleges around the United States, Algebra is one of the most failed courses.

Where is organic chemistry? Where is Calculus III or Managerial Accounting? How about those obscure courses that require hundreds of pages of writing? Well… they hardly even show up on the list of most failed college courses until nice and late.

They’re the kinds of classes that college students usually have already passed.

What’s so hard about algebra? Well… considering they probably were required to pass this class in high school before even graduating, it might be safe to say, not all that much. It appears the most failed class isn’t actually the hardest college course. To me, this is saying something completely different.

How To Stop Fooling Around and Start Winning

Algebra can be a serious challenge when you don’t know how to do it. College students seem to verify that fact.

Assuming algebra isn’t the most challenging course in college (call me crazy but I think that’s a pretty safe assumption,) why are people failing it at a higher percentage than your average organic chemistry course?

People are failing it because it has very little to do with the class. It has everything to do with the people. And no, this has little to do with actual intelligence.

The students that take organic chemistry already know how to learn. They have the good habits. They have the background. This gives them a head start.

Certain classes are more difficult than other classes. Despite that, students that know how to study and learn will still do better.

Take one “bad student” and put him or her into a super basic class. They are still more likely to fail than a “good student” taking a super difficult course.

I’ve said it once but it’s worth repeating: the most failed college course has almost nothing to do with the class and it has everything to do with the student.

Students can typically survive the really difficult courses.

This Is The Uplifting Part

Let me ask you this about the hard course you’re taking or thinking about taking. Are you worried about failing because the course is too tough? Well… odds are, if you fail, the course is not the one to blame.

You can take this as a slap in the face or a sportsman’s slap in the ass. If you don’t have a good reason you think you’ll fail then you need to be careful not to doubt yourself so much.

Make the right decisions and you’ll be in an amazing position to pass any class you take. If you don’t give up then you probably don’t have anything to worry about.

Don’t give up and don’t forget what your decisions are capable of doing for you.

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Hi. I’m Aaron. I graduated college early taking a double course load while working 30 hour weeks. – And I didn’t do it because I’m particularly smart. – I barely survived some years in high school.

I learned strategies that took my academic game up to the next level.

And those are the strategies I’d like to teach you…

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Woah, very interesting. Did not see Algebra as one of the main courses on here. I think as students the easiest route for not doing well is to either blame the class or the teacher. I never thought about this in this perspective. Did anyone else reading expect it to be Algebra??